« There isno reasonto alert people, we are in fullseason andthe situation is calm. The thermal bathsare open inCopahueandall daily activitiesinCaviahueare proceeding normally, » said the village head. However, the mayor said that « we maintain theyellow alertin connectionwith the Chilean authoritiesbecause we believeit is rightto have asurveillance;a changewould involveraising thealertleveltored andit wouldgenerate animmediate evacuation, whichin any caseis envisaged, « saidMansegosa.

In addition,the Undersecretaryof Civil DefenceandCivil Protection,VaninaMerlosaid:« The current situationofCopahuevolcano inyellow alertmeans thatyou must be carefulandkeep an eyeon howit operates.What has beendone inthe media today,and is part ofthe behavior of thevolcanoCopahuefor some time« hehassaid.

Masaya , Nicaragua :

During thefield visityesterday bythe specialists of theINETER,a further riseof the lava lakethat is locatedin thesouthwesternmouthof the floorof the craterSantiagowas noted.It was alsoobserved a glowin the secondmouthof the crater,locatednortheast of thecrater,indicating that a new rise of magmatook place underthe volcaniccaldera.

Today from10:00am untilthe dateof this report, the volcanohas increasedits activity, generatinga constantexpiration ofsteamwith lowash content.Thisactivity is envisagedin the definitionof Phase2yellowactivity, whichdoes not change.This activity is verylikely related to thedestructionof the domethat was recentlycreated.It is recommendednot to approachthe volcano,to respect the safetyzone definedfor this phaseof activity,andto take the necessaryprecautions againstash falls, which aresummarized at the endof this report.

11h40 p.m.pmJanuary 23(January 24,5:40GMT)

At the time ofthis report, the volcanocontinuesthe activitythat beganat 10am,generatinga constantexpiration ofsteamwith lowash content.This activityappears to be strongerat nightbecause thecameras capturethe incandescentfragmentsejectedduringexhalations,that are not seenduring the day.The alert levelremains atyellowPhase2. It is recommendednot to approachthe volcano,to respect the safetyzone definedfor this phaseof activity,andto take the necessaryprecautions againstash falls, which aresummarized at the endof this report.